Michelle Samplin-Salgado

4-16-2015The HIV.gov Black Voices series was started over a year ago to share information on important social media and HIV-related topics for the community, by the comm…

11-11-2014At HIV.gov, we leverage social media tools to extend the reach of Federal HIV/AIDS policies, programs, and resources. When we are able to attend HIV-related con…

8-26-2014Health communicators from around the U.S. met last week to share and learn about evolving outreach strategies to connect with at-risk communities, to amplify th…

7-22-2014If you’ve been following our blog and social media channels this week, you’ve likely noticed we’re producing videos from the International AID…

5-13-2014From the beginning of the HIV.gov blog, we found that encouraging conversations is the best way to ensure that we are connecting with our readers. By joining ou…

1-21-2014We were excited to receive a number of very positive emails from friends and colleagues in response to our first “school” blog post last week. We ar…

12-24-2013A study out of Kenya and published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that weekly text message to patients with a single word — “Mambo?&rd…

11-13-2013At HIV.gov we have been excited to see how the use of hashtags has spread over the years into various social media platforms. What started with Twitter has expa…

1-8-2013Today marks an important milestone for the HIV.gov blog.Five years ago today, we launched this blog with the intent of reaching audiences with information on ho…

6-1-2010It's June 1st and we're gearing up for National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) later this month on June 27. This year, and every year, our goal is to encourage people t…